ABSTRACT
Centinela-INIA: New lentil variety, tolerant to rust (Uromyces viciae fabae| syn.: U. fabae)

Gabriel Bascur B.1 y Paulina Sepúlveda R.1
 

Centinela-INIA is a new lentil variety, produced by the Edible Legume Program of the La Platina Exp. Sta. (INIA-Santiago). It was selected from the 1979 Lentil International Screening Nursery (LISN-79), furnished by ICARDA, entry N° 4050 (74TA-470). In five years of evaluations, it has demonstrated high tolerance to rust (Uromyces viciae fabae), with successful yields in areas with a high incidence of rust. lts seed has good characteristics for the export market: light green colour and large size (60-80% aboye 6 mm diameter).

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1 Estación Experimental La Platina (INIA), Casille 439, Correo 3, Santiago, Chile.